BRIEFLY IN ART AND ENTERTAINMENT

Weekend film series returns

Regency Theatres is reprising its Weekend Foreign and Indie Film Series with Golden Globe winner and Academy Award-nominated film “Paradise Now,” showing at 11 a.m. Saturday and Sunday.

“Paradise Now” follows two Palestinian childhood friends who have been recruited for a strike on Tel Aviv and focuses on their last days together. When they are intercepted at the Israeli border and separated from their handlers, a young woman who discovers their plan causes them to reconsider their actions.

On Feb. 18 and 19, the series will continue with “Pride and Prejudice.”

Tickets for the series are $8 for adults, $5.50 for senior citizens over 60 and children under 12, and $7 for students with valid identification.

The Laguna South Coast Cinemas is at 162 South Coast Highway. Information, (949) 497-1711 or visit www.regencymovies.com.

Mariachi Divas in concert

The Mariachi Divas will perform their “kicky” hybrid style of music combining mariachi, salsa, merengue and jazz at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 18, at the Artists Theater, 625 Park Ave.

Founded in 1999, the all-female ensemble is a multicultural group represented by women of Mexican, Cuban, Samoan, Argentinian, Colombian, Japanese, Puerto Rican, Swiss and Anglo decent. They are presented by Laguna Beach Live.

Tickets, $20 for adults and $10 for full-time students, can be purchased at www.lagunabeachlive.org or by phone or in person at Laguna Playhouse, 606 Laguna Canyon Road, (949) 497-2787.

Olympic artist to make appearance

Tim Rogerson, the pop artist who has been named an official artist of the 2006 U.S. Olympic Winter Team, will make a personal appearance from 6 to 9 p.m. Saturday at Forest Avenue Fine Art, 220 Forest Ave.

Rogerson’s piece, “US Olympic Winter Team 2006,” will be released as both a limited-edition digital print in an edition of 250 and an open-edition poster. His contribution will help support the U.S. Olympic Winter Team.

Reservations: (949) 376-4244.

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